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If you're using Mixer and haven't been satisfied with how the clips system works, no worries, that's been given a new update by Microsoft The company posted a new blog today highlighting all the changes they made to the clips system, including info on channel progression rank access, and how previewing and trimming have been[...]

During XO19, Microsoft rolled out a new update for the Xbox One, which included newly added support for Google Assistant Among the changes are gamertag improvements, text filters, an improvement to Mixer viewing (if you watch Mixer on your Xbox One), the sorely needed voice-to-text option, and more You can read more about it all[...]

Those of you who have been waiting to play Halo: Reach on PC are in luck, as Microsoft announced at XO19 it's coming next month While this is cool news, it comes with a bit of a snag, as you need to own Halo: The Master Chief Collection in order to make it work (To[...]

Microsoft are apparently rolling out everything for Xo19 this year, including a major episode of Inside Xbox they're saying will be the biggest of 2019 The show will have a ton of announcements from the convention, including featuring 12 games from Xbox Game Studios The episode will run on Thursday, November 14th, starting at 3pm[...]

Before XO19 kicks off in London, Microsoft went ahead and revealed all 24 games you will be able to play live at the event A lot of the games are pretty predictable, but we threw down some of the more interesting ones below As weird as it sounds, SkateBird looks amazing, Credit: Microsoft Haven (The Game Bakers) Share the[...]

November's picks are finally here, and they include Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter, The Final Station, and more for the month.

Credit: Microsoft Can't wait to see how Xbox Console Streaming works? The wait is over, as long as you're an Xbox Insider. Microsoft announced that Insiders in the Alpha and Alpha Skip-Ahead rings in the US and Uk are eligible for a preview Xbox Console Streaming lets you play your Xbox One titles from your console on[...]

Microsoft released details today about their next exclusive Xbox One controller as XO19 will be getting its own special design at the event The company revealed the special design today, designed with help from DPM Studios who gave it this green and gray aquabrush appearance for the camouflage look We have more info on it[...]

This week, the Collegiate StarLeague announced the latest addition to its roster of collegiate esports leagues will be Microsoft's Gears 5! This is the first time a game from the Gears of War series will be available for esports competition Players who are interested in taking part can register by following this link, and you[...]

Credit: Private Division Microsoft just confirmed several new titles that will soon be making their way to Xbox Game Pass this month There are seven in total, just in case you needed more to do before Halloween. Beginning tomorrow, October 23, new titles will begin trickling in First, the Xbox Play Anywhere title Lonely Mountains: Downhill and[...]

Credit: Microsoft According to Microsoft, Xbox Game Pass is making quite the splash According to ID@Xbox's Agostino Simonetta, on average, Game Pass subscribers play 40% more games and 30% more genres than they did before becoming members. According to Simonetta, "when a title goes into Game Pass, [Microsoft] sees an average of six time increase in usage[...]

Microsoft and rare released a new content update to Sea Of Thieves this week, adding their own Halloween content with Fort Of The Damned The update is totally free, all you have to do is go into the game and let the program do its thing The crux of the update is for you to[...]

It seems like every year, Taco Bell and Microsoft get together and mix gaming and tacos for a contest They're doing it again for an Xbox One bundle But this isn't some ordinary bundle Along with this Eclipse Limited-Edition Xbox One in a special Taco Bell box, they're adding in an Elite Wireless Controller Series[...]

This morning, Microsoft and The Coalition introduced a new set of characters to Gears 5, giving the game two new heroes and two new villains This update adds in the COG Gear, the DeeBee, the Warden and General RAAM, the ruthless Locust military leader This update also throws in two other fun additional characters from Terminator[...]

Credit: Microsoft Microsoft is looking to make your online Xbox experience a bit more pleasant. In a new Xbox Wire blog post, the company expressed its desire to build a more "positive gaming community." How is it planning to achieve that goal? Introducing text filters that let you change up the level of potentially offensive content you[...]

This morning, Microsoft announced all the details for an upcoming update to Xbox One, which will hit the console sometime this month While the company hasn't put an official release date on it, they did give a preview of what's to come, some of which we have for you here The big addition is that[...]

Credit: Microsoft Xbox Game Pass users are in for a treat with the new games coming to the service Microsoft announced a series of titles on their way starting this week through October 14 There are a handful of great titles, including a throwback that's well worth playing. Starting this week, you can play Dishonored 2, which[...]

Microsoft and Mojang released a brand new trailer today for Minecraft Dungeons, giving the game a much more cinematic feeling to the story.  We're still probably a good six months out from seeing anything, as the game is currently slated for a Spring 2020 release But this is a pretty decent look at what's to[...]

During this week's Inside Xbox, we got a brief preview of the new Project xCloud system and what it means for Microsoft and Xbox players The company did a slight preview of what the platform is and how the tech works to stream games from the cloud Essentially, the Xbox version of what Google Stadia[...]

The next update is coming to Sea of Thieves as Rare and Microsoft have shown off the Smuggler's Fortune update and The Pirate Emporium You can read more details here and below along with the trailer, but the shorthand is you're getting a new adventure and things to find They have added a bunch of[...]

Double Fine Productions is in a weird spot these days now being owned by Microsoft, which brings into question what they're doing with other parts of the company A few years ago the company started Double Fine Presents as a production wing to their efforts But now that they have a production wing that rivals[...]

Thunder Lotus Games' Spiritfarer is an adorable indie title about learning to let go and move on. To the afterlife. By building new parts of a ship. No,

Microsoft has a whole a story about it on Xbox Wire, but the short version is that it came about during a promo for the game on the WWE Network Batista has been wanting to play Marcus Fenix on film, so the company decided why not let him do it in a commercial if it[...]

Mixer has announced plans today to incorporate a new promotion to help their Partners get more money by pimping out Xbox Game Pass.

Microsoft and The Coalition brought their own trailers to Gamescom 2019 as we got a brand new look at the campaign for Gears 5 Not a lot was said or mentioned about the trailer beyond the bits and pieces we got Not to mention not knowing how it all connects Basically, we got a semi-story[...]

Rare announced this week some brand new updates coming to Sea Of Thieves, including a free content schedule and the introduction of Dark Relics.

Is there any place really to go left in the console war? Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo seem to do everything they can in this copycat industry Sony and Microsoft's consoles the PlayStation and Xbox go neck-to-neck when it comes to physical capabilities and adopting similar technology, while Nintendo's achieved what they always wanted with the[...]

Showtime's "Halo" has cast Natascha McElhone (Ronin), Bokeem Woodbine (Fargo) and four more for their upcoming series, based on the video game franchise.

343 Industries are offering players a chance to transfer their Halo files over to the PC version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection this month.

Over a month after we got the first real cinematic trailer for Halo Infinite at E3, someone found a secret in the trailer that we all missed.